Why Advertising Directed At People of Color Doesn’t Land For Me
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Also.Also.Also: Kathleen Hanna, Ellen Degeneres, and The San Antonio Four Walk Into a Pantene Commercial and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Feminist, gamers, and Bound 2 parody fans had a lot to rejoice about this week.
Gays and Lesbians Rule Las Vegas In New Ad Campaign
Las Vegas: the new gay and lesbian utopia of America.
Facebook Will Be Publicly Traded, and Some Think Users Deserve to Benefit
Technology theorists raise questions about who should be paying whom.
Real Men Don’t Wear Nail Polish, They Wear AlphaNail
Or how to market girly things like ovens and soap to manly men.
Ad History: Douching With Lysol For True Romance
No actually, you really really really shouldn’t.
Dr. Keith Ablow Calls Out Benetton For Trying to Ruin World Via Gay Sex
“Make no mistake, this series of images published and posted along streets by Benetton is a declaration of psychological warfare on religious tradition and cultural mores and one that elevates narcissism and sexual gratification above intelligence and leadership.”
Did Lesbian Content Really Drive General Mills & REMAX to Pull Ads?
Did RE/MAX and General Mills really pull advertising from Pretty Little Liars just because the Florida Family Association asked them to? We called them and here’s what we found out.
General Mills, RE/MAX Won’t Advertise on “Pretty Little Liars,” Save Kids From Radical Lesbian Agenda
“ABC using salacious and glamorizing scenes portraying young, pretty women as lesbians sends the wrong message to these young girls…reinforces and legitimizes this lifestyle in a manner that could affect these young girls’ sexual identity for a lifetime.”
Girls in Pizza Hut Commercials Are Just Like Us
Laneia’s Team Pick: The one where you spend three hours learning the name of the girl from that one commercial for the thing.
Hey Lesbians! You, Too, Can Have Your Dress and Car Stolen By A Straight Lady
Is acting like you’re going to have lesbian sex, and then not really having it, and then stealing the girl’s shirt/dress/car the hottest new trend? This ad depressingly says “yes.”
Lil B Isn’t Gay But His Hip-Hop Album Is, Pink Toenail Pride & X-Tina’s Gay Star For Sunday Funday
Lil B explains naming his album “I’m Gay,” a True Story of sexual fluidity, people paint their nails pink in solidarity, and more!
Heard It On TV: CAKE and Apple
Apple’s commercial for the newly updated iPod Nano features “Short Skirt/Long Jacket” by CAKE. If you’ve only heard the band’s radio singles, there’s definitely more to love — from twangy guitar and funky bass to trumpet solos. Jess G. shares her Top 10 favorite songs from the band’s almost 20-year history in the hope you will love them, too.
Heard It On TV: The Temper Trap and Diet Coke
Diet Coke has recently revved up the rotation for its mesmerizing commercial featuring “Sweet Disposition” by The Temper Trap, an Australian band with U2-inspired guitars.
Heard It On TV: AT&T and Nick Drake
AT&T’s latest commercial features “From The Morning” by English singer-songwriter Nick Drake. Jess G.’s first encountered his music a decade ago on Young Americans, a TV series starring then-unknown actress Kate Moennig. How did you first discover Nick Drake?
Heard It On TV: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros and Ford
The new Ford Fiesta commercial features “Janglin’ ” by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, a 10-piece pop folk band from Los Angeles.
Heard It On TV: Miriam Makeba and Honda
The new Honda Accord Crosstour commercial caught Jess’ attention for more than one reason. It features “Pata Pata” by South African singing legend Miriam Makeba.
FoxNews is Also Confused About Law Prof’s Anti-Gay Marriage Ad Controversy
A Boston College professor is in trouble for using his creds to spread hate in Maine’s Protect Marriage campaign, but FoxNews gets the headline wrong. Also, Montreal’s oldest gay bar closes its doors, Ann Coulter is an idiot, and a coming out week billboard gets vandalized.